Improvement Plan

Technology today allows us to instantly find answers online, access to media, capture a moment, communicate with someone and expect results instantly. I chose to discuss improvement on instant gratification, newsgathering and texting over talking. We want it now, now, now and we won't settle for anything less. This instant gratification stunts children's ability to build, to allow to be critical consumers of media (Weinberger, 2014). This has become a cultural limitation because, children today they don't understand learning comes at the end of doing, says Weinberger. A recommendation from Weinberger is that in children we focus on effort not on outcome. I think this will work with us as adults as well.  
The instant answers and access isn't necessary for us, put it’s become a part of us and it is because it is convenient, but defiantly not a need to have everything be done faster and immediately. The technology is here to stay for while at least, but we can lessen the pull it has on us for now. We can work on delaying the need to know, because it will help to strengthen your mind, and shape up your character, it builds your will power and promotes a higher level of self-discipline (Sicinksi, n.d).


Newsgathering has changed due to crowdsourcing as mentioned in a previous post, I think an improvement on finding out the whole story as the news breaks on social media comes from us as users and social media design. Social media platforms could cluster the tweets or posts based off the location, or key words when something is occurring that becomes news.

Improvements can be made to increase our conversations again, instead of texting all the time, and being disconnected when there is a person sitting right across from you. It sounds silly, I know, but leaving the phone in a pocket, a bag, or upside down on the table. Call people more, even for short questions or plan making. Disconnecting once week from all digital devices, and doing something else is scary for some people, and for others easy. An improvement would be for us to disconnect to reconnect to our friends, family, co-workers and the world. We would feel better connecting without a device, once it is done a few times, and we have improved communication. Parents and children would talk again, friends would call each other and co-workers would discuss things and come up with great ideas, instead of texting and emailing.

Improving by trying to not rely on the digital technology so much daily, is the improvement for us. Going back to the days before the smartphones and tablets, and being social.

Reference:

Sicinski, A. (n.d.). DO YOU STRUGGLE WITH INSTANT GRATIFICATION? YOU MUST TRY THESE 5 STEPS. Retrieved from http://blog.iqmatrix.com/instant-gratification

T. (Director). (2014, November 14). The danger of instant gratification [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXy4eUlkLQQ


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